Drift Boat Plans - Hull Design Decisions

Drift Boat Hull Design Decisions

Building a drift boat is fun- but it is so important that you build a drift boat and use drift boat plans that help you to build a drift boat that is more specific for the waters that you fish the most often. Check out the advantages and disadvantages of important hull characteristics.

Characteristics

Length: the measure of the boat fore and aft

Width: the measure of the boat side to side

Rocker: the amount the ends of the boat lift up

Flair:the angle of the sides of the boat

Bottom shape: the top down view of the shape of the bottom

The performance of the boat hull will obviously depend on the combination of all of these attributes working together. This is where selecting and building

your boat can become fun. You can mentally experiment with a characteristic to create a boat that will do some things extremely well and be able to

guess at what performance your are giving up for you gain. It is wonderful that there is no such thing as a perfect boat. There is always another experiment to try.

Here are a few obvious rules to keep in mind that don't fit under any of the above individual headings.

* A heavier boat needs more power (in this case more muscle) or it must be more efficient.
* Big boats are for big water and small boats for small water
* The taller and/or lighter a boat the more it is affected by wind.
* The faster the water the more a river boat needs to be efficient when it is in line with the current and when it is sideways to the current.
* It's best to keep the center of gravity as low as possible.

Keep these tips in mind and make sure you bookmark this page so you can come back and make sure that you always have this important drift boat building information whenever you need it.

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